My concern with the o.p.s knife would the sharp pointy bit being used around tubes. I'm a bit on the clumsy side so tend to only use knives with a rounded end just in case.

I have seen a genius ex MoD knifw with a curved blade - end was totally rounded and blunt, the sharp edge being cut into the smaller radius. The radius was much smaller than the diameter of (I assume a Searider or Workboat's) toobs, base don it being an MoD thing so it was physically impiossible (apart from at the extreme tip of the cone) to be able to mate the sharp bit with the toob surface.

But as it was about the size of a bread knife I suspect would also fall into a few "illegal" categories...

Thanks for all the info on the Knife laws, Ive got one in my pocket now that I am taking home from work tonight following repairs
if it wasnt for people like you the filth would have us all banged up under the misapprehension that they are controlling a police state !

Thanks for all the info on the Knife laws, Ive got one in my pocket now that I am taking home from work tonight following repairs
if it wasnt for people like you the filth would have us all banged up under the misapprehension that they are controlling a police state !